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Jobrani, Maz, 1972- author.
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Jobrani, Maz, 1972-
Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
Actors -- United States -- Biography.
Iranian Americans -- Biography.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States.
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I'm not a terrorist,...
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I'm not a terrorist, but I've played one on TV : memoirs of a Middle Eastern funny man / Maz Jobrani.
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Jobrani, Maz, 1972- author.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
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Jobrani, Maz, 1972-
Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
Actors -- United States -- Biography.
Iranian Americans -- Biography.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States.
ISBN:
9781476749983 (hbk.)
1476749981 (hbk.)
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225 pages ; 24 cm
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First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Contents:
Fighting Chuck Norris and stereotypes, in that order. Dallas, Texas ; Tehran, Iran ; Tiburon, California ; Los Angeles, California -- Stand-up and pat-downs: life on the road. Hollywood, California ; Washington, D.C. ; Denver, Colorado ; New York, New York -- The Persian Elvis (a.k.a. Pelvis). Dubai, UAE ; Beirut, Lebanon ; Amman, Jordan ; Home, sweet home ; Epilogue.
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A "memoir of growing up Iranian in America, and the quest to make it in Hollywood without having to wear a turban, tote a bomb, or get kicked in the face by Chuck Norris"--Amazon.com.
When he first started out in show business, none of Jobrani's attempts at assimilation made a difference to casting directors, who only auditioned him for the role of kebab-eating, bomb-toting, extremist psychopaths. As he struggled to build an acting career in post-9/11 Hollywood, through patience, determination, and only the occasional unequivocal compromising of his principles, he found a path to stardom. And he also learned the proper way to die like a bad guy on TV.
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Hawaii State Library
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792.7028 Jobrani Jo
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